Flight Progress Strips or Flightstrips (FPS) are the primary visual aid used by an Air Traffic Controller to separate and sequence aircraft. Each Flightstrip carries all the information a controller needs to know about a flight, and as instructions and information is given to the pilot, these are also recorded on the Flightstrip Paper. These Flightstrip papers have been in use for many years - they are simple, easy to use, and not susceptible to computer or power failure. Flightstrips contain only the necessary data to handle the flight, Aircraft ID Type Aircraft Beacon Code Proposed Time Requested Altitude Route of Flight, they do not contain complete flight plan information.

We supply many different types of Flightstrip Papers but on this site only the 'hand written' type are listed and aimed at the home ATC simulator use. For details of other types of Papers, Racks, and Flightstrip Holders go to our Flightstrips website .